Youve got to have will power hun, i cant believe that im still not smoking.. juust over 4 weeks now i havent had a fag! Still crave them but i spose everyones different! Dont be too hard on yourself hun its a hard thing to give up VERY hard thing! If you dont sucseed try and try again... (only if you want to lol)

Jazz x

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Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:07 pm

scarlet*vixen

ED MEGA BABE

Joined: Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:46 pmPosts: 2942

Jazz I gave up in May and I still have the odd craving for a fag!
Its strange but I think "I want a fag " but I couldn't smoke one, it seems to be a habit!

Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:17 pm

Jazzmine1986

ED MEGA BABE

Joined: Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:24 pmPosts: 1842Location: London

Scarlet - Wow may, that seems like so long ago well done hun I think i miss the habit more - like lighting the fag and then takin a drag *sigh* but as you said i dont think i can bring myself to doing it lol

Jazz x

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Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:10 am

angel_delight

ED member

Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:30 amPosts: 25Location: north devon

hey u shouldn't feel that bad. theres many of us out there who still smoked while pregnant, including myself. i cut down to around 5-10 a day from 20. i knew i wouldn't be able to give up completely, i'd tried many times in the past with various methods but failed. even my own midwife said while i was pregnant that going cold turkey for a heavy smoker can literally cause more stress to u and the baby than if u cut down. that is better than nothing. of course i don't justify it as a lot of bad things can happen and yes i did feel extreme guilt..but all three of my kids have turned out o.k, none of them premature. like someone said there is a lot of worse things to do when pregnant like taking drugs, lots of alcohol. i tried to point this out on another well known baby forum site, yet got slated by quite a few, in paticular one mother who thinks she is miss perfect and think she knows it all. its great that so many others have shown u encoragement, support and kindness after your confession on here.its a pity more wernt like it on the other site. i admire any mothers out there who give up completely before being pregnant or while they are..well done. at least u have some idea of what were going through. what i can't put up with though is those whov'e never smoked lecturing and giving us grief when we have enough guilt to deal with as it is. i could quite easily ram a packet of ciggies down their mouths to shut their opinions up, cos they have no idea.

rach

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Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:47 am

biker chick

ED frequent user

Joined: Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:47 pmPosts: 196

Thanks for all your lovely posts.

Its very re-assuring... and makes me feel much better. It is so hard to give up and really much more difficult than I ever imagined!

I will keep trying to cut down and see how I go...

Such an awful habit isnt it...... im sure most of you like me think... why on earth did I start! But I was very young and stupid.....

Always the way isnt it.

Just a little story for you.... my dad never smoked when I was a child.... he gave up before we were born..... But he started as his mate offered him a cigarette and he said yes....... and he felt so bad about not giving one back that he bought a pack of 20 to give this guy one back...... then ofcourse he had another 19... which he smoked. Doh! My dads too sweet for his own good!